A sight for sore eyes, it's a long time no seeWorkin' hard hardly workin', hey man, you know meWater under the bridge, did you see my new car?Well, it's bought and it's payed for, parked outside of the bar

And hey barkeep, what's keepin' you, keep pourin' drinksFor all these palookas, hey, you know what I thinksThat we toast to the old days and DiMaggio tooAnd old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you

Oh, you know, the old gang ain't around, everyone has left town'Cept for Thumm and Giardina, said they just might be downOh, half drunk all the time and I'm all drunk the restYeah, Monk's still the champion, oh but I am the best

And hey barkeep, what's keepin' you, keep pourin' drinksFor all these palookas, hey you know what I thinksThat we toast to the old days and DiMaggio tooAnd old Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you

Guess you heard about Nash, he was killed in a crashOh, that must have been two or three years ago nowYeah, he spun out and he rolled, he hit a telephone poleAnd he died with the radio on

No, she's married, with a kid, finally split up with SidHe's up North for a nickel's worth for armed robberyAnd I'll play you some pinball, no you ain't got a chanceThen go on over and ask her to dance

And hey barkeep, what's keepin' you, keep pourin' drinksFor all these palookas, hey you know what I thinksThat we toast to the old days and DiMaggio tooAnd Drysdale and Mantle, Whitey Ford and to you